40, 000 Same Sex Marriages in France in 5 yrs

 

Thousands of people demonstrated for and against the legislation in the run-up to the vote in the Assembly

 April 23, 2018, marked the fifth anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriages in France more than

40,000 couples have married in France in the five years since same-sex marriages were legalised, according to official figures.

April 23, 2018, is the fifth anniversary of the date the National Assembly passed laws - following months of demonstrations for and against the laws - allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

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